The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court clarified that individuals not arrested by police may submit an appearance bond to ensure their presence in court, rather than a bail bond. This ruling was delivered by Justice Manish Mathur on May 11, 2023, while quashing a prior dismissal by a special court in Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The case involved an accused named Pritam, who had filed an application in the trial court for a bond to appear on all future court dates. The trial court rejected this application on February 13, 2026, asserting that a bail bond could not be granted without an arrest. During the appeal, the petitioner's lawyer, Harpreet Singh Taneja, cited a Supreme Court decision to support the argument for the legality of appearance bonds. The high court agreed, stating that since the accused had never been taken into custody, the request for an appearance bond should not have been dismissed. Consequently, the high court set aside the trial court's order and directed it to rehear the application, while also staying the bailable warrant issued against the accused until the application is resolved.